Hum If You Don't Know the Words

by Bianca Marais

The only thing a warrior cannot fight is her own fierce nature.

I wanted to find the words to express that I thought I was coming close to understanding the nature of love; that love can’t be held captive, and it can’t be bestowed by a prisoner on their captor, even if the prisoner is in a glass cage and oblivious to its captivity. I wanted Beauty to know that I understood that love can only be given by one who is free to choose, and that I was forever freeing her of her obligation to me.